Inner London Modern (post-1974) County : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 3,584 Show data context 4,802 Show data context 5,472 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 10,621 Show data context 9,651 Show data context 12,324 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 1,186 Show data context 1,123 Show data context 1,675 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 4,581 Show data context 4,241 Show data context 5,849 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 13,176 Show data context 15,198 Show data context 18,195 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 44,925 Show data context 32,476 Show data context 21,932 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 11,383 Show data context 10,197 Show data context 6,514 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 2,892 Show data context 2,413 Show data context 1,190 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 27,789 Show data context 18,263 Show data context 9,143 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 19,864 Show data context 16,813 Show data context 9,072 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 16,399 Show data context 11,141 Show data context 6,287 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 6,287 Show data context 5,660 Show data context 5,943 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 23 Show data context 29 Show data context 26 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 118 Show data context 72 Show data context 98 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 410 Show data context 338 Show data context 189 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 24,161 Show data context 19,014 Show data context 2,333 Show data context
Date Source
1971 - 1991 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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nCube definition


Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Inner London Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10076845/cube/SEG

Date accessed: 08th April 2026